Nancy Ruth Shields

Mrs. Nancy Ruth Shields  of Gainesville, Georgia passed on December 23, 2018.
Celebration of Life Services will be held on Saturday, December 29, 2018, 1:00PM at New Salem Baptist Church,
787 New Salem Church Rd  Jefferson, Georgia 30549. Rev. Hazell Quarles , pastor/eulogist.

Visitation Friday, December 28,2018, 4:00- 8:00PM with family receiving friends from 7:00-8:00PM at the  Willie B. Young Chapel, 1553 Old Athens Road Gainesville, GA 30507. 
 
Mrs. Nancy R. Shields was born in Hall County, Georgia to the late Willie Nell Oliver Hopkins and the late Tommie Hopkins. She worked for Fieldale Farms for a number of years until she retired. 

She made her transition into eternal life on Sunday, December 23, 2018. She was preceded in death by her  parents and sisters, Martha Poole and Jackie Ross. 

She joined New Salem Baptist Church at an early age. She left for a number of seasons then reunited herself back to New Salem. She faithfully served on the New Salem Ushers Ministry and the New Salem Deaconess Ministry. 

Mrs. Shields leaves to cherish her memories husband, Mr. James Edward Shields, two daughters; Mrs. Stacie (Richard) Hill and Kimberly Pruitt, three grandchildren; Christopher Tilmuth, Jordan Tilmuth and Marques Hector, two great grandchildren, sisters; Helen Cantrell and Tommie Mae Fiore (Waterbury, Conn), brothers; Johnny Hopkins, Collie (Sharon) Hopkins and Michael (Phyllis) Hopkins, aunt, Mrs. Betty Hopkins of Gainesville, Ga, mother-in- law, Mrs. Martha Sue Hunter, three brother-in-laws, three sister-in-laws, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Family  and friends are asked to assemble at 12 noon at  Young's Funeral Home for the procession to the service.